A patient who underwent surgery and missed several obligatory prayers: should he pray them all after he recovers, or should he pray each obligatory prayer in its time, such as 'Asr with 'Asr and Zuhr with Zuhr?
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The questioner : He says in it: A patient underwent surgery and missed several obligatory prayers. Should he pray them all after he recovers, or should he pray each obligatory prayer in its time, such as 'Asr with 'Asr and Zuhr with Zuhr, and so on?
The Shaykh : The answer is that he should pray them all at once.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) missed the 'Asr prayer during the Battle of the Trench, he made it up before Maghrib. And so it is obligatory for every person who has missed prayers to pray them all and not delay them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In reality, many people ask about this and find it difficult because they see, or it appears to them, that prayer is only valid in its time. So they delay Zuhr until the time of Zuhr and continue for many days while he is praying.
The Shaykh : No, this is a mistake.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is a mistake because the missed prayers are made up when they are remembered.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The questioner : You have done well. O gentlemen, we have reached the end here.
The Shaykh : The answer is that he should pray them all at once.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Because when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) missed the 'Asr prayer during the Battle of the Trench, he made it up before Maghrib. And so it is obligatory for every person who has missed prayers to pray them all and not delay them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : In reality, many people ask about this and find it difficult because they see, or it appears to them, that prayer is only valid in its time. So they delay Zuhr until the time of Zuhr and continue for many days while he is praying.
The Shaykh : No, this is a mistake.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : It is a mistake because the missed prayers are made up when they are remembered.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whoever sleeps through a prayer or forgets it, let him pray it when he remembers it.
من نام عن صلاة أو نسيها فليصلها إذا ذكرهاThe questioner : You have done well. O gentlemen, we have reached the end here.